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Lance Corporal Steven Gern, 42, who worked as a contractor in Iraq starting in 2005, posted his video on February 1, and told Fox News he was evacuated from Iraq the next day because of it.
In the video, Gern said he had spoken to a group of Iraqi men about the travel ban, without getting into specifics. "My simple question was, 'As an American, if I went out in town right now, would I be welcome?' And they instantly said, 'Absolutely not, you would not be welcome.' And I said, 'OK, so what would happen if I went out of town?' And they said the locals would snatch me up and kill me within an hour."
Gern said his company's security director pulled him from the country due to the CEO’s concern for Gern’s safety. He did not disclose the name of the company in an effort to ke

Charles Krauthammer said the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold the block on President Donald Trump's executive order was "disgraceful," but it's not likely to be overturned.
The ruling by three federal appeals judges means Trump’s refugee and immigration ban cannot go into effect without further litigation. Travel ban
"They substituted their judgment as to what constitutes a threat to American security for the president's," Krauthammer said. "The case was: Does the president have the authority to do it? And if he does, it's his judgment to make." travel ban
He said that Trump's order was legal, but it was ruled against because the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is the "most left-wing, overturned" court in the country.
"Considering that Trump does not

Republican Paul Ryan - the highest ranking member of Donald Trump's party in the House of Representatives - has been apparently caught on camera in a fuming, four-letter tirade over a press conference on the President's Muslim ban.
The House Speaker appeared to have been recorded ranting at aides after a fraught press conference on the chaos that has followed Trump's executive order.
He insisted he supported the ban, but said its rollout had been "regrettable."
And he said the party's Congressional leadership was only made aware of the contents of the Order "as it was being rolled out."
But as he left the podium, he was apparently heard fuming: "F**k. Waste of my f***ing time."
Trump signed the order on Friday - Holocaust Memorial Day. It indefinitely bans Syrian refugee...